This article is written by Gavin Allwright, Secretary General – International Windship Association When taking time to reflect on the past year, I would argue that 2023 was the year in which our industry took the gloves off and got down to business when it came to decarbonization. At COP28 in Decemb
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has inaugurated a training center in Doha, Qatar, dedicated to using the latest techniques to educate marines in modern LNG vessel operations. The ABS Global LNG Academy, which is supported by state-owned energy giant QatarEnergy, is a coordinated effort with indust
OX2 and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) have teamed up to examine how by-product from the hydrogen production at OX2’s two offshore energy parks can oxygenate the Baltic Sea. SMHI, together with OX2, has been approved research grant from the Swedish Environmental Protect
Australia’s government has been urged to target new gas supply to avoid forecast shortages and ease cost-of-living pressures.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Anemoi Marine Technologies for their rotor sail systems. The AiP was issued after a comprehensive review of a 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax bulk carrier designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Desig
Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has allocated €3.53 billion for the country’s hydrogen importing mechanism, H2Global Foundation, to fund future auctions for renewable hydrogen and its derivatives. On February 12, H2Global issued a statement saying that BMWK
Woodside has tucked a social impact assessment approval under its belt for its deepwater oil project in the Perdido basin in the Gulf of Mexico.
Hamburg-based H2Global, a foundation dedicated to accelerating the emergence of markets for clean hydrogen and other low-emissions technologies, and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of clean hydro
The Biden administration’s imposed pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is seen as a controversial move, which has brought the strife between Big Oil and climate campaigners to the fore.
This is an overview of some of the moves made over the week, so come away with us on a journey of the fossil energy market’s latest developments.
InterConnect Malta, the company behind the second Malta to Italy interconnector, has issued a tender for the manufacture and installation of onshore cables for the project. The tender is looking for a company to manufacture and install the onshore 245 kV and 145 kV cables, fiber optic cable and acce
A new behavior-focused sustainable shipping trial has shown that informed decisions can help ships’ crews make fuel-saving decisions 21% more often. Specifically, Ridgebury Tankers has carried out a six-month trial in cooperation with behavior change startup Signol during which officers on four tank
Swiss cleantech company Cavotec revealed that it has signed a $5.7 million shore power retrofit deal contract with an undisclosed European shipping line. The agreement entails the complete retrofit of container vessels from the installation of Cavotec’s cable management system to modifications of th
Norwegian authorities have handed out a drilling permit for an exploration well in the North Sea off Norway, which is expected to be spud this month using one of Odfjell Drilling-managed semi-submersible rigs.
